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I APPLIUATION FILED APB.. 24, 1909. 941 ,323, Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

I I Y IV 4 IE Il l. 'I'.IIIIII IIIIIII [III ALBERT E. KLINGENBERG, OF GRANITE CITY, IILINOIS.

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i Specication of Letters Patent. Patented NOV.. 23, 1909.

Application ,flied apr'nafi, 1909, serial No. 491,970.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. KLTNGEJ BERG, a citizen of the United States, residing 'at Granite City, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which the following is a SpeciCatiOn.

This invention relates to boxes or similar'`1 receptacles, and has for an object to rovlde'l a device jof this character that will e particularly adapted foruse in the transportation of eatables, and which will be constructed in lsuch manner that its walls will be strongly reinforced at all points by a metallic member which is also adapted to prevent mutilation ofthe walls of the box, such as their being gnawed by rats or the like. A still further object of my invention is to provide a novel form offastening device adapted for engagement with walls of the box and with the cover so as to hold the latter in its closed osition and locked during transportation ofP the box.

Other objects and advantages will heapparent as the nature of the invention is better set forth, and it will be understood that changes within thescope vof the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit .of lthe invention.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:-Figure 1 is a perspective view,

A of the box with parts broken away to more clearly illustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section through the box. Fig. 3 isa detail sectional perspective view of a portion of the cover of the box. Fig. 4 is. a detail sectional perspective viewof a portion of the box with the cover removed. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the locking members. Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section through one of the vertical walls of the box showing the manner of connecting thereto one of the cover locking members.

' Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is shown a box or receptacle comprising a body having a bottom 1, parallel spaced side walls 2 and similar end walls 3i The boxor receptacle in the pres- ,ent instance is of rectangular form, but it is obvious that it can be of any desired form or shape and I do not desire t limit myself in this respect. The .walls of the box have embedded therein a metallic frame 4 which in this instancel comprises interwoven wire strands 5 and '6 the former extending through the walls of thev bottom and through the sides 2 at right angles to the strands 6 and are properly spaced from each other clearlyshown in Fig. ofthe drawing. In practice, I preferably arrange the metallic frame upon a suitable support and then plaster upon both sides of the walls of the frame a plastic substance, such as pa er pulp, but I do not desire to limit mysel in this particular as if found desirable I may.

use layers of paper-board arranged at both sides of the walls of the metallic frame and then compressed to-form a perfectly rigid structure.

A cover 7 is herein shown and is provided -with depending side vflanges 8 and similar Aed through passages 13 formed in the side walls 2 of the `box and are provided with upwardly extending portions 14, inwardly extending portions 15 and also with'do'wn- .wardly extending portions 16 which latter are disposed in spaced relation to the upwardly extending portions 14. This construction is such that the inner terminal end of each strip or element 12 is securely fastened to the bod',1 portion of the box, and when thus attached is adapted to have its outer end portion inserted through a passage 17 formed in the cover 7 and then folded at right angles to the sides of the box so that the opposite, strips at each end of the box can be folded to bring their outer terminal ends one above the other so as to be'engaged by rivets or suitable fastening 'devices' 18.

The construction of the metallic frame of thebody portion of the box -does not ohly serve as means for reinforcing the walls of the box -but the construction is such that when the inner portions or ends of the strips 12 are passed through the passages 13 in the side walls, such portions will be confined between certain of the strands 5 of the metallic frame and Ycertain of the strands 6 so that when strain is exerted upon the said strips there will be no tendency to pull away such portions of the walls of the bfi-.h

exible strips at their points of attachment' to the side Walls 2,50 as to prevent suchportions being tampered with as Will-be fully understood.

A receptacle having a wire frame embedded in the Walls thereof, a closure for the receptacle, flexible closure-engaging strips carried by the side walls of the said receptacle and adapted'to be secured to each other vto hold the closureagainst dsp1acement,said

metallic frame and provided with inner portions which are bent around the upper edge. portions of the side Walls of the sald receptacle, and flanges carried by'the closure adapted to house the attached ends of the said flexible strips.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT E. KLINGENBERG.

lVitnesses:

R. C. BARNEY,

O. M. HEHNER. 

